February 4, 2015 7:29 AM EST
My first open-world RPG was Fallout 3, which I first played in 2010. The Gamestop employee laughed at me.
Wish I had that kind of patience and willpower ... You get all the DLC, all the patches and a huge amount of mods for a fraction of the original price. So, let them laugh, I say.
Your most played non-RPG, non open-world single player game(s)
The Thief series. I find myself coming back again and again. Also, Invisible Inc.
How many hours/replays you have put into it
No idea, to be honest. Around 200, I guess.
Why you played it as much as you did/do
Stealth is my favorite genre next to RPGs. I like to replay Thief because it gives you so many different options. Whether you use all your gadgets or try to ghost a level w/o any arrows or traps makes a huge difference. And since the levels are often very tricky, it can take several replays to find all the loot and see all the place has to offer.
Invisible Inc. is also stealth, but completely different to Thief. It's turn-based and tactical, reminds me a little of X-COM: Enemy within. What makes it even better is the gameplay depth: you can try out lots of different character combinations, gadgets and tactical approaches, and the levels are procedurally genereated, so no map layout is ever the same. One mission takes 20-40 mins, so I often find myself playing one or two missions before getting back to work or doing sth else.
Your first open-world RPG
Morrowind, yay!